PYTHON SCRIPT:
#!/usr/local/bin/python
#
import string
x = string.atoi('01')
print x
x = string.atoi('07')
print x
x = string.atoi('08')
print x
RESULT:
1
7
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Stack backtrace (innermost last):
File "p", line 12
x = string.atoi('08')
File "/usr/local/lib/python/string.py", line 110
return eval(str)
INTERACTIVE:
% python
Python 0.9.6 (>= 1 Jan 1992).
Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
>>> import string
>>> x = string.atoi('07')
>>>
Python 0.9.6 (>= 1 Jan 1992).
Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
>>> import string
>>> x = string.atoi('08')
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Stack backtrace (innermost last):
File "<stdin>", line 1
File "/usr/local/lib/python/string.py", line 110
return eval(str)
>>>
-- , Peter Dobcsanyi